A Film About Japan

The steps adopted their airs
from the stillness they passed through.
They weren't ponderous at all,
but they were so slow, they adopted the airs.

Every movement appeared so important and so considered.
There seemed to be a symbol in every gesture.
The people who walked
rose out of the mundane

and seemed to be creatures of grace.
They weren't creatures of grace.
They adopted their grace
from the speed of their steps.